HP 6730s MultiBoot - Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7

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HP 6730s manual table of contents:

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  MultiBoot User Guide
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  ... The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements ... such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be ...
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  Product notice This user guide describes features that are common to most models. Some features may not be available on your computer. ENWW iii
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  iv Product notice ENWW
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  Table of contents 1 About the boot device order 2 Enabling boot devices in Computer Setup 3 Considering boot order changes 4 Choosing MultiBoot preferences Setting a new boot order in Computer Setup ...6 Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt ...7 Setting a MultiBoot Express prompt ...
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  vi ENWW
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  ...: NOTE: Some of the boot devices and drive bay locations listed may not be supported on your computer Notebook MultiBay Internal hard drive USB diskette drive USB CD-ROM USB hard drive Notebook Ethernet Secure Digital (SD) Memory Card Docking station MultiBay External ...
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  ...that contains a disc formatted as drive C Hard drive in the computer hard drive bay Hard drive in an optional docking device or in an optional external MultiBay NOTE: Because no drive letter is associated with the NIC, changing the boot order of a NIC does not affect the drive letters of the other ...
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  ... Confirm that Enabled is selected next to USB legacy support. NOTE: The USB Port option must be enabled in order to use USB legacy support. It is enabled at the factory. If the port becomes ... of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. - or - Use the arrow keys to select File ...
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  3 Considering boot order changes Before changing the boot order, note the following considerations: ● ● When the computer restarts after the boot order has been changed, the computer attempts to start using the new boot order. If there is more than one type of boot device, the computer attempts...
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  4 Choosing MultiBoot preferences You can use MultiBoot in the following ways: ● ● To set a new boot order that the computer uses each time it is turned on, by changing the boot order in Computer Setup. To dynamically choose the boot device, by pressing esc while the "Press the ESC key for ...
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  ...Configuration > Boot Options. Confirm that Enabled is selected next to MultiBoot. NOTE: MultiBoot is enabled at the factory. 4. 5. Use a pointing device or the ...the lower-left corner of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. - or - Use the arrow keys to select File > Save changes...
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  Dynamically choosing a boot device using the F9 prompt To dynamically choose a boot device for the current startup sequence, follow these steps: 1. Open the Select Boot Device menu by turning on or restarting the computer, and then pressing esc while the "Press the ESC key for Startup Menu" ...
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  ... is not displayed). To save your changes and exit Computer Setup, click Save in the lower-left corner of the screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions. - or - Use the arrow keys to select File > Save changes and exit, and then press enter. Your changes go into effect when the computer ...
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  Entering MultiBoot Express preferences When the Express Boot menu displays during startup, you have the following choices To specify a boot device from the Express Boot menu, select your preference within the allotted time, and then press enter. To prevent the computer from defaulting to the ...
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  ... devices 3 setting boot order 6 setting MultiBoot Express prompt 8 D drive A boot devices 1 drive C boot devices 1 drives, boot order 1 L logical drive designations 4 M MultiBoot Express 1, 8 MultiBoot preferences 5 N Network Service Boot 3 NIC boot device 1, 3 P PXE server 3 10 Index ENWW
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